US EditionAppeal Trial of 18 Senegalese Nationals Detained During AFCON Final Postponed
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Appeal trial of 18 Senegalese nationals detained during AFCON final postponed
The Rabat Court of Appeals has postponed the appeal trial of 18 Senegalese fans conviceted of hooliganism during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. Originally scheduled for Monday, the hearing has been pushed back to 30 March.
Can in Morocco: as Soon as It Opened, the Appeal Trial of the 18 Senegalese Supporters Was Postponed
Detained in Morocco since the final of the CAN, these supporters are being prosecuted for "hooliganism". Sentences from three months to one year in prison were handed down at first instance against them in February.
On Monday, the Rabat Court of Appeal returned the trial at the request of the defence to prepare the files of Senegalese supporters, sentenced to sentences ranging from three months to one year in prison for "hooliganism" during the final of CAN 2025.
Sentenced to sentences ranging from three months to one year in prison, the 18 Senegalese supporters, imprisoned since the final, will have to wait two weeks before their appeal.
Sentenced to sentences ranging from three months to one year in prison, the 18 Senegalese supporters prosecuted for "hooliganism" after the final of CAN 2025 saw their appeal proceedings opened this Monday and immediately postponed. It is expected to take place on 30 March.
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